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THE AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
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News"Meet @BostonTweet'pg. 4
Opinion"Goodbye college, helloreality" pg.15
Arts"A Suffolk tradition" pg. 10
Sports"Company provides uniqueathletic wear" pg. 18
International"Freedom veiled for theburqa" pg. 6
Suolk University has
been ocially ranked one
of the top universities in thecountry for the eighth time
in the Princeton Reviews
2012 edition of The Best
376 Colleges, a book that
only includes about 15 per-
cent of the 2,500 four-year
colleges across the country.
We are delighted that
the Princeton Review has again
recognized what Suolk Uni-
versity students know well-
that we are one of the best
schools in the country, said
Marguerite Dennis, SuolkUniversitys vice president for
enrollment and international
programs. Suolks inclusion
in the Princeton Reviews Best
376 Colleges for the eighth
time is an indication of the
high quality of instruction and
personal aention that Suolk
students receive from faculty,
sta and administrators.
In the book, Suolk is not-
Suffolk ranked intop 376 colleges
ed for its wide selection of in-
teresting majors, small class
sizes, and its study abroad
program. The university is
also recognized for its urban
campus and diverse student body with international stu-
dents from all over the world.
Additionally, the Sawyer Busi-
ness School was ranked by the
Princeton Review as one of the
best 300 business schools in
the country as well as hav-
ing one of the top 25 under-
graduate entrepreneurship
programs across the country.
We commend Suf-
folk University for its out-
standing academics, which
is the primary criteria forour choice of schools for the
book, said Robert Franek,
the Princeton Reviews vice
president of publishing.
Included in the Best 376
Colleges proling of Suolk
University are quotes from
students commenting on the
friendliness of the professors
Odie Fakhouri
may be graduat-
ing next month,
but he has no in-
tention of leaving
the Suolk com-
munity. I dont
think Im done
serving Suolk.
[Coming to Suf-
folk] is the best
thing thats ever
happened to me.
F a k h o u r i ,
26, came to Suf-
folk in the Fall
Angela Christoforos
Journal Staf f
SENIORS, PROFILEDOdie Fakhouri Jessica RossJeff Fish
Journal Staf f
see ODIE page 3 see JESS page 3
McNair Scholar
Jessica Ross has
dedicated the ma-
jority of her four
years at Suolk
deeply involved
in the universitys
community. Rosss
involvement in-
cludes things
from President of
the Black Student
Union to winning
an array of awards
such as Creating
the Dream award,
Soleil Barros
Journal Staff
Still waiting on 20 Somerset
Photo courtesy of the Boston Herald
see RANK page 2
With rumors reported in
the Boston Herald about the
20 Somerset project being
shutdown at Suolk, there
has been talk of the univer-sity re-sketching the idea
of the Beacon Hill addition.
The project, an alleged $68
million New England School
of Art and Design building,
has had talk surrounding
its potential halt. Chairman
of the Board of Trustees An-
drew Meyer cleared the air
with his statement that there
is nothing being speci-
cally reviewed for the build-
ing, and no action of any
signicance regarding [20
Somerset] has been made.
Meyer also stated
there has been no o-
cial hold on the project.
He released a comment
to the Herald stating, The
Board of Trustees is under-
taking a thorough review
of its real estate develop-
ment program with an eye
toward best meeting the fu-
ture needs of the institution
and its students. Included in
that evaluation of real estate
needs is an examination of
the Universitys 20 Somerset
Street project, as it pertains
to the buildings planned
programming and develop-
ment schedule. The board
intends to conduct its review
over the next six months.
The Journal followed up
to nd that, according to
Meyer, [the Herald] was op-
erating on mis-information
regarding the project's halt.
We are constantly re-
viewing and evaluating all real
estate opportunities and op-
tions that present themselves
to the university, continued
Meyer, with the needs of stu-
dents foremost in our minds.
Since the Board of Trustees
most recent meeting, it doesnt
seem that any moves have
paused the project altogether.
The Herald did point out
that While the school was
scheduled to open this year,
lile work has been done
and the existing building
has yet to be demolished.
With progress of the project
unclear and under review,
it is dicult to nd where
the Board will step next.
Derek Anderson
Journal Staf f
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placement record. More than
94 percent of recent gradu-
ates are either employed or
enrolled in graduate school
at the time of graduation.
preparation among students:
Many students work during
the school year in paid intern-
ships, co-op jobs or work-
study positions. Suolk Uni-
versity has an excellent job
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Suffolk within top 15 percent
Ill admit it, Im from
New York, said Adam Gaf-
n, founder of Universal Hub.
Universal Hub is an
online Boston community
news and information site
that posts daily news and
gives locals a chance to dis-
cuss and write about current
events. The site combines
reports from local bloggers,photos from TwitPic and
Flickr, and Twier updates.
The site was created in
2005 aer Gan had been
laid o from a job. One day,
he was puing together list-
ings for another site he had,
which was, according to
Gan, like a white pages
for Boston, and he came up
with the idea for a site that
would talk about local blogs.
The site features in-
formation and news about
the things that make Bos-
ton so unique, including
public transportation, lo-
cal crime, news by neigh-
borhood, late-night food
and entertainment spots,
and the best and worst pub-
lic restrooms around town.
According to Gan, the
site covers events and top-
ics that the Globe or the Her-
ald would not care about,
but that locals would.
Gan, an Oldies music-
lover who currently resides
in Roslindale with his wife
and daughter, loves Boston
and all that it has to oer.
He enjoys taking his
daughter into town. His
favorite spot is the Boston
Common because of its his-
tory, location, and crowds.
One of his favorite events
to cover is the Fourth of July
Chowderfest, an event at
which citygoers gather to
feast on chowder despite
the hot summer weather, be-
cause of its bizarre nature.I tend to like to write
about the quirky stu and
things that only people
from Boston would un-
derstand, said Gan,
like Spare Change Guy!
The site was initially a
hobby for Gan, who ma-
jored in political science at
Brandeis University, but it is
now his full-time job. He also
coordinates the Boston Blog
Network, which is a promo-
tional site for local bloggers.Gan is very dedi-
cated to writing and updat-
ing his site, and has spent
the majority of his adult
life as a reporter and editor.
I bring my laptop on va-
cations so I never miss any-
thing, Gan said cheerfully.
@universalhub
universalhub.com
Bianca Saunders
Journal Staff
"I tend to like to writeabout the quirky stuff andthings that only people
from Boston wouldunderstand."
He's all over the hub scene
from RANK page 1
in hand with the city life
that encompasses the campus.
In the book, Suolk is also
commended for its career
"We commend Suffolk University forits outstanding academics, which isthe primary criteria for our choice of
schools for the book."
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This is the rst time that
Fenway Park has opened itsdoors to college students like
this, said Even Becker, direc-
tor of marketing for this aer-
noons College Day at Fenway.
The Facebook event page has
over 7,000 aending RSVPs,
but they are expecting any-
where between 5,000 to 15,000students to aend the event.
Ive never actually been
to Fenway, so it will be a fun
way to get in for free, said
freshman Zoe Hartman. I had
lots of fun at CollegeFest, so it
looks like this will be fun too.
Starting at noon and last-ing until 6 p.m., College Day
will feature a lot of activities
for college students to take
part in. Like CollegeFest, it
is tailored completely to stu-
dents with a variety of vendors
handing out freebies. Chief
Marketing Executive Paul
Tedeschi also worked on Col-
legeFest, and is bringing the
same kind of experience to the
rst ever College Day. There
will be prizes, games, ob-
stacle courses, and ice cream.
Gianna Carchia
Journal Staf f
Free day at Fenway for students
Photo courtesy of Wiki user Kafziel
Were very happy to
be puing on the event,
says Becker. Were hop-
ing its going to be a suc-
cess, and were hoping todo more in the future.
Some of the prizes will
include discounted Red Sox
tickets up to 25 percent o,
discounted tours of Fen-
way and students entry to
win a free car. The vendors
are listed to include The
North Face, Karmaloop,
Forever 21, and AT&T.
Its going to be a great day
for students to connect with
brands that want to be more
college focused, Becker said.
One of the games is called
the cash cube. The cube is a
phone booth with money y-
ing around inside; whoever
grabs the most cash will re-ceive free tickets and prizes.
I think that its a re-
ally good idea, said fresh-
man Madeline Casey.
Outstanding Sophomore
of the Year, and receiving an
award at the University of
California Berkley. Ross has
also been involved with orga-
nizations such as Phi Sigma
Alpha, a national honor soci-
ety program, and S.O.U.L.S.
Connections to College.
Her political Suolk
Free Radio Show, Suolk
Back to Back with Aqiles
and Jessica, accepted po-
litical commentary from
callers, all while playing
music hits during breaks.
Ross has been an active
Residence Assistant for three
years of her duration at the
university, along with the
Suolk Voice, Ralph Bunche
summer institute at DukeUniversity, and the Alumni
Annual fund, a program that
contacts Suolk alumni to do-
nate money to the university.
Ross has not only been an
active member in the school
community but has worked a
few restaurant and retail jobs
to add to her list of activities.
Ive always had job
throughout school, I worked
retail and restaurants. I
worked at Juicy Couture my
freshman year, she said.Ross has also interned
with city council Ayanna
Pressley, Mass Democrat-
ic Party Diversity Intern-
ship Program that lead to
her internship at MassINC.
She is currently preparing
to graduate and aend gradu-
ate school in Texas. Im ready
to graduate soon, woohoo!
Ross will be aending
Texas A&M University for
her PhD in political science,
majoring in public policy and
public administration with
a concentration in education
policy along with a minor
in racial & ethnic politics.
Its exciting but over-
whelming because I know
Im going to miss Suolk and
Im commiing the next ve
years to a new university.
Ross has also been one
of ten students chosen for
American Political Science
Association, which awards
ten minority students from
across the country with an
educational scholarship while
working towards their PhD.
Career plans aer gradu-
ate school include becoming
a professor, teaching and con-
ducting research at a research
institution or university. Al-
lowing her former professors
to inspire her and showing
research interests in achieve-
ment gaps along with racial
and ethnic politics, Ross looks
forward to sharing her re-
search with others. The peo-
ple that got me where I am
are my professors, she said.
Make Suolk work for
you," she advises students.
"I got involved because I
wanted to explore. Whilegeing involved I learned
skills on dealing with people
and social skills that you can
carry out into life later on."
Ross enjoys spending
time with friends and fam-
ily whenever school lets out
for break. She also enjoys
long walks, cooking vegan
recipes, traveling, and read-
ing. Do I have time for fun?
from JESS page 1
Ross, of all things
2008 semester with a ca-
reer in real estate already
under his belt. Aer spend-
ing one year at a community
college in Chicago and simul-
taneously earning his real es-tate license, he joined the real
estate rm Bradford Allen.
He spent two success-
ful years at the rm repre-
senting buyers and sellers
in the acquisition of com-
mercial oce buildings
in downtown Chicago.
In 2008, he le the real
estate industry to return to
school, fullling a promise
he made to his ailing grand-
father, who died shortly aer.
Fakhouri decided to
pursue his education in
Boston. It was an oppor-
tunity for me to live in a
college townsomewhere
that I was new to, he said.
Since arriving at Suf-folk as a global business
major, Fakhouri has made
strides at the Sawyer Busi-
ness School (SBS), rst with
the founding of Future In-
vestors in Real Estate (FIRE).
I was looking for a way
to get involved and add val-
ue [to Suolk], said Fak-
houri. There was no real es-
tate club. I thought it would
be fun and interesting to
start my own club [while]
also providing a service.
The founding of FIRE
sparked an interest among
students in real estate and led
to the implementation of a
new real estate minor this year.
Without FIRE, the real
estate minor wouldnt have
existed, said Fakhouri.
Weve denitely come a
long way from no presence
in the real estate realm.
Fakhouri was also a
Sawyer Ambassador for two
years, which involved helping
create new clubs, aiding those
that are struggling, and help-
ing to run annual events. He
also founded the Sawyer Busi-
ness School Student Execu-
tive Council (SBSSEC), which
is comprised of the board
members of all the SBS clubs.
The SBSSEC is a way for
the dierent clubs to discuss
ideas and collaborate on cer-tain events. For example, if
Ivanka Trump came to Suf-
folk, it could be co-spon-
sored by Women in Business
(WIB) and FIRE because it
would involve real estate.
He said Suolk has led
him to numerous other op-
portunities like going to Isra-
el and interning at the British
House of Commons. He has
also done charity work, like
the St. Frances House Winter
Clothes Drive and Socks for
Vets, a charity to give to home-
less veterans in Boston started
in an entrepreneurship class.
This Fall, Fakhouri tacked
an entrepreneurship ma-
jor onto his already rigor-
ous schedule. It was a lot of
work, he said. Last semes-
ter and this semester have
been very fun. [As an entre-
preneurship major youre]
constantly thinking about
initiatives and projects.
When he graduates, Fak-
houri plans to take the GMAT
and get applications ready for
business school. He also wants
to start a new business initia-
tive. Ive developed a love of
social entrepreneurship. No
business I ever develop will
not have a social objective.
He wants to run service
projects and cater to what
he called the base of thepyramid, which is com-
prised of the lowest earning
workers who hold up every-
one else on the pyramid.
[Suolk] helped me
keep my promise to my
grandfather, he said. I
got to meet lifelong friends
hereboth business connec-
tions and person friends.
Fakhouri, FIRE founder,successful studentfrom ODIE page 1
"I don't think I'm done serving theSuffolk community."
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How awesome would
it be to have a job working
with Twier, dining out, and
geing to experience all the
local spots in Boston? Well
meet Tom OKeefe, the man
behind BostonTweet, which
all about life in Boston, things
to do in the city, food and
drink deals, and news media.
OKeefe, who said hes
not even sure exactly what his
job title is, posts on Twier
about everything of interest
for twenty-somethings on the
red and green lines of the T.
From restaurant specials and
Groupon deals to news media
and lifestyle events, BostonT-
weet is dedicated to a Twier-
feed pertaining to one of the
citys major demographics.
I have a very untypical
day, there is no set structure,no 9 to 5 schedule, OKeefe
joked. I get up everyday,
write things down that might
be of interest going on, check
the news, have meetings, go
out to eat; it all depends, he
explained, noting that some
days are more busy than oth-
ers depending on whats go-
ing on in the city and whats
relevant for the demographic.
OKeefe, who is origi-
nally from upstate New York,
ventured to Boston for school
where he aended Boston
College and majored in poli-
tics and economics. Like many
college graduates though,
nding a job straight out of
school is not always easy.
Aer the job market
froze, start-ups were failing
and nobody was hiring, I re-
alized why am I siing here
watching Oprah? I wanted
to get people to start focus-
ing on everything local and
talking about everything
thats happening aroundhere he said, although ad-
mits he had to give Twier
another shot aer discon-
tinuing his use once before.
Now, however, he credits
his Twier lists and ability
to update the Twier feed
anywhere from his iPhone.
I never expected
anything like this to hap-
pen, it really started out
by luck and chance.
Although BostonT-
weet is his full time job,
OKeefe is also involved
in technology develop-
ment, start-up companies
and even designed the Sim-
mons College Twier page.
Groupon supports him
and is the biggest source
of revenue for BostonT-
weet, but it has also opened
him up to a lot of dier-
ent opportunities, geing
him in touch with business
owners and creating new
marketing relationships.
OKeefe said his fa-vorite part of running Bos-
tonTweet is meeting all
dierent types of people.
I get to meet college
students, the governor,
the mayor, and its actu-
ally made Boston seem a
whole lot smaller, he said.
BostonTweet isnt going
anywhere anytime soon. I
denitely plan on continu-
ing with it. It has great po-
tential for my focus, and is
a good way to get my foot
Meet @BostonTweetLexis Galloway
Journal Staf f
"I have a very untypical day, there isno set structure, no 9 to 5 schedule."
in the door, make connec-
tions and still make mon-
ey doing it, he explains.
Out of his numerous fol-
lowers in the Twier-verse,
OKeefe said he enjoys fol-
lowing all the local busi-
nesses and restaurants,
specically Joanne Chang,
who owns Flour Bak-
ery, and Universal Hub.
Photo courtesy of BostonTweet
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Although the year is com-ing to a close, the Suolk
Sustainability team has not
slowed down its eorts in pro-
moting a more green campus.
Suolk Sustainability has
worked hard this year to in-
form and educate the Suolk
Community on how to live
more environmentally (eco)-
friendly, co-hosting, running,
and participating in a variety
of events, programs, and much
more during the school year.
This past fall, for example,the team participated in the
Campus Conservation Na-
tionals in an eort to increase
awareness of energy and wa-
ter consumption on campus.
They have also hosted events
on having a more eco-friend-
ly dorm room and embracing
conservation while traveling.
More recently, in late
March, the team hosted a par-
ty in the dark for Earth Hour,
a world-wide event in which
people in homes around theworld turn o their lights for
one-hour to promote aware-
ness of energy consumption.
We are focused on ex-
ploring opportunities to
connect with students and
employees to foster sustain-
able choices for daily life,
said Erica Maison, the spe-
cial projects coordinator
for Campus Sustainability.
Suolk Sustainability
has even more lined up for
the last few weeks of the se-mester. The team will be co-
hosting two events tomorrow.
The rst, which will take
place on the rst oor func-
tion room of the Suolk Law
School, is an event in honorof Earth Day. Co-sponsored
by the Moakley Institute and
S.O.U.L.S., Working To-
wards Environemental Sus-
tainability: The Impact of
Consumers, Community, and
Corporations will be held
from noon to 2 p.m., featuring
a luncheon, a poster session
showcasing the environmen-
tal work of Suolk students
and a speaking program.
The Suolk Sustainability
Eco-Reps will also be co-host-ing the Green Your Spring
Cleaning Event with the SU-
PERs that evening in Donahue
403 from 6 to 7 p.m. where
students will be provided in-
formation on using healthier,
non-toxic and non-chemical
products for spring cleaning.
Students will also be able to
make their own take-home
cleaning products there.
Suolks h Annual
Dump and Run in the resi-
dence halls will be run bythe team as well later this
month, where students can
donate unwanted items
from their dorms such as
books, clothing, school sup-
plies, and unopened food.
Currently, the team is re-
cruiting volunteers to partici-
pate in Suolks clean-up team
for Boston Shines, the citys
annual clean-up day, which
will take place on April 25.
Those interested may email
[email protected] by April24 with providing a full name
and cellular phone number.
Suffolk Sustainability toend year on green noteBianca Saunders
Journal Staf f
Among the universitys
eco-friendly campus is the
stress on sustainability in the
residence halls and cafeterias.
Freshman Emily Whitlow, a
resident at the 150 Tremont
dormitory, said there is now
food composting stations in
the buildings cafeteria. The
single-stream recycling sys-
tem separates paper, boles
and trash. I think the school
does a lot to go green,
she said. I go with it!
Whitlow also noted the
bio-degradable utensils and
recyclable soup containers in
the Donahue caf and the re-
Eco-Reps, dorms, cafescycling of Frito Lay chip bags.
Launched in the fall 2009
semester, Suolks Eco-Rep
program aims to promote
environmental outreach and
education to students living
on campus in the residence
halls. The position, which
requires time dedicated to
tabling and enforcing an
eco-friendly lifestyle, quali-
es as work study eligibility.
We are currently focus-
ing all of our aention on
the Dump and Run, an an-
nual project we conduct to
help provide resources to
Suolk residence hall stu-
dents to donate their used
items that are in good condi-
tion instead of trashing them
during move out week,
said Eco-Rep Careese Peters.
We will provide bins
starting the end of this week
[or] early next week that
will collect items and donate
them to several of the local
non-prot organizations.
Student volunteers will
be compensated for ve-
plus hours of work with a
$10 university bookstore
gi card. Any students still
interested may contact Pe-
ters ([email protected]).
Photo courtesy of Suffolk Sustainability
Trending improvementsON CAMPUS
The Bursar's Ofce to go paperless with bills
Free, ltered water bottle lling stations on the way
Travel mugs
Recycle paper, plastic coffee cups
OFF CAMPUS
Possibility of bike lanes on mass Ave
Samsung Replenish for Sprint, solar battery charging
iRecycle app for Android, iPhone, iPad
Simplehuman ngerprint-proof recycling bins
Paper log maker transforms mail, mags and newspapers
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Freedom veiled for the burqaJenn OrrJournal Staf fOn April 11, France im-
plemented a ban on the burqa,
the Islamic face-covering veils
sometimes worn by women
that covers them from head to
toe a measure that has gath-
ered a great deal of controver-
sy among the Muslim commu-
nity and non-Muslims alike.
The law prohibits Mus-
lim women in France from
wearing burqas in public, and
those who do not oblige can
face a ne of up to 150 Euros
($215) or be forced to take
classes on French citizenship.
The ban applies to both
the burqa which has a mesh
screen over the eyes, and the
niqab which has just a slit
for the eyes. It will aect an
estimated 2,000 Muslim wom-
en in France as well as visitors
who wear burqas or niqabs.
Frances government
justies this law under
the conviction that ban-
ning the headwear pro-
motes sexual equality. How-
ever, many have met the
ruling with opposition.
French President Nicho-
las Sarkozy has insisted that
the law is not meant to be
racist in any way. It is his be
lief that the burqa imprisons
women and contradicts the
secular nations standards
of equality. Others disagree.
Many argue that the ban
impinges not only on religious
freedom and freedom of ex-
pression in a democracy, but
also dees a womans right
to choose what she wants to
wear however much or lile
clothing that may be. Oth-
ers claim that the law pro-
motes Islamophobia, and that
women who wear the garb
do so of their own accord,
as burqas have no religious
foundation in the Qua ran.
The reaction amongst
Muslim women varies, but I
think a common sentiment is
that this law denies women
in France the right to choose
what to wear, said Muslim
Student Union at UC Irvine
Vice President Hadeer Soli-
man in an interview with the
Tehran Times. The new law
will not create a moderate
Islam, as some French o-
cials claim it will; rather, it
alienates and infringes on the
rights of a signicant portion
of the French population.
The day the ban went into
eect, a protest was held in
front of the Notre Dame Cathe-
dral that consisted of roughly
a dozen people three of
whom were women wearing
burqas. Paris police detained
two of the veiled women, al-
though it is unknown wheth-
er or not they were ned. The
Paris police administration
said the women were de-
tained for participating in
an unauthorized protest.
The law is carefully
worded not even using the
words veil, Muslim, or
women. It modestly states
that it is illegal to hide the
face in public. And although
Italy has a law against cover-
ing the face, it is for security
reasons. President Sarkozy
rst proposed the ban two
years ago and targeted veil-
wearers, saying that veils
are not welcome in France.
Police say the law will
be dicult to enforce and
rarely applied. Several veil-
wearing women made it clear
that they would not obey the
ban. Public opinion in Paris
regarding the morality of the
ban on burqas and niqabs is
mixed, but leading parties
on both the le and the right
strongly support the law.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Afghanistanmatters
Answers found in Minsk bombingRyan Powell
Journal Staf f
Former Soviet colony Be-
larus was disturbed this past
week with an alleged terror-
ist aack. A homemade bomb
was placed in a bag under-
neath a bench in a Minsk sub-
way station, in the Belarusian
capital. The fatal incident
caused the death of 12 people
and hospitalized around 150.
Belarusian President Al-
exander Lukashenko hastaken measures to strengthen
the defense of the city, such
as increased security in all
public transportation facili-
ties. Also, through interro-
gation and various means of
persuasion, the two culprits
who confessed to carrying
out the bombing have relayed
names of those who were also
tied to the aack. Moreover,
they admied to having a
helping hand in two previ-ous bombings, one in 2005
and one in 2008. With this
ground-breaking interroga-
tion, immense progression is
expected in nding out who
exactly is behind this terror-
ist organization, and whether
or not they have any more
terrorist aacks planned.
The motives behind the
aacks have yet to be deter-
mined. Speculation has run
rampant regarding whether
or not the bombing was aresponse to the regime of
Lukashenko, who has been
accused of an authoritarian
ruling style with violent reac-
tions to protests and opposi-
tion forces. In 2010, question-
able voting tactics were used
by Lukashenko, who claimed
80 percent of the population
vote and 90 percent of the
electoral vote. Two opposing
presidential candidates were
beaten by police on ElectionDay while taking part in a ral-
ly against Lukashenko. Each
of his elections since 1994 have
been said by many sources to
be awed and incompetent.
Though his oppressive
authority seems to be an is-
sue with elections, scenes of
violence and protest are few
and far between. Therefore,
his means to presidency are
not questioned abroad, but
his various soviet-era policies
are criticized by various west-ern powers, the state-owned
economy being one of them.
This has not held back aid in
the wake of the terrorist at-
tacks. Russia has publicly an-
nounced their full coopera-
tion with the situation and has
subsequently sent investiga-
tion teams to assess the situa-
tion. Israel has also agreed to
send help as soon as possible.
Minsk proved to be trou-
bled for only a brief periodof time before the fast-paced
city life went on per usual.
The perpetrators have been
identied, and with a num-
ber of confessions, the en-
tirety of the opposition unit
should soon be dismantled.
Especially with foreign aid
going towards the investiga-
tion, this incident will not go
without a full review. With
the specic motivation for theaack yet to be determined,
an unseled aitude presides
over those in support of Lu-
kashenko. This could prove to
be a testament to the growing
opposition of his authoritar-
ian rule, or it could also be
painted over by the brush of
censorship and intimidation.
Photo courtesy of Pisqa.com
Lukashenko, speaking to the press in December
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Nigerian elections breed chaosRyan Powell
Journal Staff
Amidst a push for liberal-
izing Africa, democracy has
found itself at the forefront
of agendas abroad. In Ni-
geria, an example of demo-
cratic integration has proven
inecient and the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has
won without contest since
the military ruled Nigeria in
1999. The PDP incumbent,
Goodluck Jonathan, has led
the Nigerian people since theprevious president, Umaru
Yar-Adua, died in 2010. Past
inept elections have promot-
ed the distraught nature of
this weeks Nigerian elections.
Being the rst supposed
election with competition,
the ex-PDP member, Muham-
madu Bahri, has led a some-
what promising opposition.
However reliable polls have
been, they have shown that
Bahri is far behind Jonathans
promising outlook. This im-
mediately sparked unrest
with the presumption that
elections are being rigged. In
recent elections, obvious elec-
tion mishaps occurred. Polls
had shown 50,000 votes for
the PDP while only 4,000 vot-
ers represented the village.
Furthermore, names such
as Bob Marley and Nelson
Mandela repeatedly found
themselves on the ballots in
a push for PDP superiority.
Now that the elections
have been fully determined,
Jonathan is said to have won
22.5 million votes to Bahris
12.2 million. This does not
show drastic dierences that
would have been the result of
a major election fraud. With
only 57 percent of the vote,
it can ocially be said that
under Jonathan and the PDP,
Nigeria has the most reason-
able chance of moving for-
ward. This would be a fair as-
sessment, but as soon as any
hint of election results were
produced, immediate riots
began in northern Nigeria.
Posters with Jonathans
picture and any form of pro-
PDP literature have been de-
stroyed and burned on the
grounds that the elections
were unfair and rigged. Both
Bahri and Jonathan proclaim
that these accusations are
false and more than minimal
eorts were carried out to
produce the fairest of elec-
tions. In 2010, Jonathan hired
Aahiru Jega, a respected
academic and Vice Chancel-
lor of Bayero University, to
lead the electoral commission
and take drastic measures to
provide fair elections. Even
the printing of ballots abroad
took place in order to avoid
duplication. This obviously
has not convinced the masses,
and Nigeria has found itself,
once again, in a state of chaos.
Citizens in regions such
as Kano and Kaduna in the
north hold the heaviest of
protest. With the burning of
churches and random mur-
der sprees, police barrackshave become the only safe
refuge. This simply cannot
allow for a promising future
under Jonathan if this much
animosity is the product of
reelection. The previous 24-
hour curfew has been dimin-
ished from dusk to dawn to
adhere to the citizens' will.
Military intervention may be
a necessary means to peace,
while the protests in the north
may increase in the wake
of oppositional activities.The outcome is unfavor-
able for the entire country of
Nigeria, and such violence
should not have been enticed
with supposedly fair elec-
tions. The competitive nature
of parties in Nigeria caused
such rigging of elections, but
even though favored towards
the PDP, it is a universal tac-
tic to electoral recognition.
More international super-
vision of elections or more
military interference could
be the necessary means to
the most representative and
fair elections. Nigerians must
have faith in their election
process, but riots and vio-
lence are not going to solve
the ever-increasing issue.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Attawayjl
The skyline of Nigeria's capital, Abaju, seen at night
Iceland sued by United KingdomDerek Anderson
Journal Staf f
Aer the collapse of Ice-
lands Kaupthing Bank back in
2008, the UK has ocially re-
ported that they are suing Ice-
land for the billions of dollars
lost in the crisis according to
statements made last Monday.
The dispute between
countries, which has steadily
become bier, has lead to
the situation being handled
by the courts. Danny Alex-
ander, chief secretary of theTreasury, stated that the Brit-
ish government has an ob-
ligation to get that money
back, and we will continue
to pursue that until we do.
Iceland recently held a
vote to repeal a law that was
set to solve the money issues
between the two countries.
According to a CNN article,
Six out of 10 voters in the
referendum on Saturday op-
posed the law, the government
said in a statement Sunday,saying turnout was high. To
that, Alexander responded
to the Icelandic vote saying
it was disappointing and
that we have a very dicult
nancial position as a coun-
try This money could help.
This whole asco dates
back to 2008, when the
Kaupthing Bank collapsed.
The bank had about $56.7 bil-
lion in assets. The bank fell,
along with the countrys two
other largest banks. Accord-ing to an article in the Wall
Street Journal, Combined,
the three nancial institu-
tions accounted for around
three-quarters of Icelands
stock-market value. Their
loans and other assets totaled
about 10 times the countrys
gross domestic product.
The article went on to say
that Kaupthing was sub-
sequently split into a bad
bank, holding soured invest-
ments, and a healthy insti-tution named Arion Bank.
Of the three banks that
collapsed, Kaupthing had the
largest operation in the U.K.
When the collapse of
Kaupthing occurred, Britain
and the Netherlands bailed
out savers in their own coun-
tries with more than $5 bil-
lion dollars. It has been a
struggle since to reclaim
the money from Iceland.
According to the same
CNN article, under a Euro-pean Union directive, Iceland
is required to pay back the
bailout money to both Brit-
ain and the Netherlands. Ice-
land has also been reported
to say it would honor its
international obligations.
Netherlands Finance Min-
ister Jan Kees de Jager said
he was very disappointed
about the decision of the Ice-
landic electorate not to agree
with the agreement reached
between Iceland, the UK andthe Netherlands, and that
the time for negotiations
was over. Iceland remains
obliged to repay. The issue is
now for the courts to decide.
Iceland continues to at-
tempt to nd ways to x their
economy by receiving loans
from the International Mon-
etary Fund. They loaned the
country $2.1 billion in No-
vember 2009, and said thatrepaying Britain and the
Netherlands. Iceland also has
aempted to apply for Euro-
pean Union membership, but
both the Netherlands and Brit-
ain could block this motion.
As of now, no court date
has been set to sele the maer.
Photos courtesy of Flickr users justinpickard and bachmont
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worldBRIEFSAfrica
Europe
Middle East
CAIRO, Egypt At least 846 people died in the nearly
three-week-long uprising to topple long-serving President
Hosni Mubarak, according to a report released by Amnesty
International. Earlier, ocial estimated put out by an as-
sociate of Mubarek had put the toll of death from the days
of demonstration and bale of armed legions of riot policeat 365. Local groups, however, had put the gure much
higher. Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday
that Egypt must immediately investigate human rights
abuses blamed on State Security during Mubareks rule.
Thousands of protestors stormed State Security oces in
Egypt in March following reports that its ocers were de-
stroying incriminating documents that could convict them
is they were ever tried on charges of human rights abuses.
LONDON, England -- Celtic Football Club manager
Neil Lennon, along with two fans, have been targeted by
viable parcel bombs designed to kill or main, Scoish
polish said Tuesday. The package, thought to be a hoax
when found at the Royal Mail sorting oce in Kirkintillock,
East Dunbartonshire on March 26, was addressed to Len-
non. An investigation was launched aer the package was
found to be designed to cause harm. Police have assured
residents of the area that the bombs were not believed to
be linked to terrorist organizations. We are treating the
maer very seriously, said a police spokesman. Lennon
has been on the receiving end of threats all throughout his
managerial and playing career. Scoish First Minister Alex
Salmond said, Let us be quite clear - there is a major po-
lice investigation under way to ensure that the individual
or individuals concerned are identied and apprehended,
and then brought to book with the full force of the law.
KABUL, Afghanistan Hundreds of Afghan soldiers
are training in counterintelligence to stop Afghan and
coalition forces from being aacked by rogue policemen,
soldiers, or militant imposters. Expected to double by
the end of the year, the program is much-needed. Nearly
daily aacks since Friday have killed ve NATO troops,nine members of the Afghan security forces and an in-
terpreter. Militants are hoping to undermine the trust
between coalition and Afghan forces, who have become
increasingly close allies as the Afghans prepare to take
the lead in securing the nation by the end of 2014. Last
year, the number of partnered operations was 10,400, up
from 530 in 2009, said the coalition. Convinced that in-
surgents were ramping up reconnaissance on security
force movements, Afghan defense ocials approached
the U.S.-led coalition late last year and requested coun-
terintelligence instruction for some of their top soldiers.
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Suolk students and
faculty sat side by side in a
packed Modern Theatre and
enjoyed a night of visual arts
at the Rammy Awards, which
took place April 14. Now in
its fourth year, the Rammy
Awards were created to rec-
ognize and celebrate Com-
munication and Journalism
Department students who
have excelled in visual me-
dia, establishing a Suolk
tradition that will hope-
fully motivate students to
further share their work
and pursue their goals
in lm and photography.
The awards began with
a hilarious number that
featured Rammy Sr. show-
ing the new Rammy mascot
the ropes, both decked out
in ninja aire and training
to the song Moment of
Truth. Rammy Sr.s coach-
ing of Rammy Jr. ended with
the laer successfully kick-
ing a bull mascots bu. Af-
ter the bull took a beating, all
mascots took o their masks
to reveal CJN students and
professors as well as Rammy
Commiee member Jason
Carter, who proudly sport-
ed the old Rammy costume.
Following Rammys train-
ing bit was a performance by
the Suolk University Dance
Company. Wearing gliery
black dresses, the ever-sassy
dance team jazzed it up to the
song, Hey Big Spender, be-
fore the introduction
of master
of cer-
e m o -
n i e s .
O u t
w a l k e d
Dr. Dana
Rosengard
w e a r i n ga tuxedo,
c o m p l e t e
with a se-
quined blue
vest (it was
beautiful), to
start the awards
aer cracking a
few jokes, of course. Nearly
200 students submied en-
tries across 11 categories this
year, all of which were judged
by visual media experts
throughout the U.S. Student
work was sent to judges with
high professional standards
thanks to the help of the 2011
Rammy Awards Commit-
tee: Jason Carter, Nina Hunt-
emann, Sasha Lekic, Shosha-
na Madmoni-Gerber, Monika
Raesch, and Dana Rosengard.
Dr. Susan Alessandri pre-
sented the award for strategic
communication to Melissa
Johnson and Julie Pike for
their marketing project, Mar-
iposa. Next were the photog-
raphy awards, presented by
Prof. Bruce Buereld, which
were awarded to Monica Anc
for Heavy Catch (black
and white
c a t -
egory) and
Eric Balcano for Canyon
Sunset (color category).
Aer the presentation of
the rst three awards, College
of Arts and Sciences Dean
Kenneth Greenberg spoke
to aendees about how far
along the Rammy Awards
have come in the past four
years. He thanked Dr. Dana
Rosengard, CJN faculty, and
CJN students for their dedica-
tion before Prof. Ken Martin
took the stage to present ad-
ditional photography awards.
The photography award
for spot news was awarded
to Eric Balcanof for Aer
the Storm, while Monica
Anc received the photo es-
say award for Boston
Marathon: Triumph and
Tragedy. Aer all four
p h o t o g -
r a p h y
awards
w e r e
p r e-
s e n t -
ed, it was
clear that
Balcanoff
and Anc
have ex-
c e l l e d
in the
a r e ao f
p h o -
tography dur-
ing their time at Suolk.
Rampage, Suolks show
choir, then took the stage for
a couple of song and dance
numbers. Following Ram-
pages performances was
the award for music video,
"A Suf folk Tradit ion"presented by Prof. David
Reeder to Robert Nord-
berg for Favorite Girl.
Dr. Dana Rosengard next
awarded Ashley ODonnell
and Katie Sampson for
MBTA Updates in the hard
news reporting category. A
belly dancing performance
which admiedly was a
bit random, but entertaining
nonetheless by
S a r a
Carlisle, Miss
Boston 2011, followed.
Prof. Jason Carter then
presented the award for
in-depth reporting/docu-
mentary to Nicole Lee for
Strangers Youve Never Met,undoubtedly a lm favorite
that night. Lee graciously ac-
cepted the award via Skype
message, as she was abroad.
CJN Department Chair
Dr. Robert Rosenthal, bet-
ter known as Dr. Bob to CJN
students, said a few words
following the documentary
award presentation and con-
gratulated all students who
submied for this years Ram-
mys. Dr. Monika Raesch then
took the stage to present the
award for ction short to Paul
Davis Lyonsfor String Theory,
another lm favorite that gen-
erated a lot of buzz that night.
The Suolk University
Dance Company once again
took the stage, performing to
the song Vogue by Madon-
na. Next, Prof. Frank Irizarry
handed out the award for
commercial/PSA, which was
presented to Mason Ma-
rino, Justin Callahan, and
Michael Diaz for Take the
Stairs a hilarious public
service announcement about
all of the potential hor-
rors that come with riding
one of Suolks elevators.
The feature news re-
porting award, presented
by Dr. Shoshana Madmoni-
Gerber, was given to Ash-
ley ODonnell and Eric
Hurt for Drag Performance
101. ODonnell, another
two-time winner this year,
is undeniably a front run-
ner in the broadcast jour-
nalism program with her
professional approach to re-
porting news around Suolk.
The 2011 Rammy Awards
ended with a last word from
Dana Rosen-
g a r d ,
w h o
thanked
all stu-
d e n t s ,
f a c u l t y ,
judges, and
theatre sta
for their par-
ticipation in
the nights cer-
emonies. Spe-
cial thanks went
out to Jerry Glendye,
Keith Erickson, Diane Ray-
mond, Mike DiLoreto, Jillian
Murphy, and Bruce Wickel-
gren for their active roles inthe CJN department. Words
of optimism and enthusiasm
about next years Rammy
Awards concluded the night.
Dean Greenberg summed
it up best: I want to call
this what it really is a tra-
dition. A Suolk tradition.
Photo by Ken Martin
PhotobyKenMartin
Photoby
KenMar
tin
Jennifer Orr
Journal Staf f
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arts
BRIEFSIf last weeks sales for Odd Future at the Paradise mean
anything, its that the rap collective from Compton are
raps next big thing. Within 10 minutes, all tickets had been
sold out. But since the group rst gained popularity, one
of the most notorious members, Earl Sweatshirt, has been
missing in action.
Rumors spread,
concluding that
17-year-old Earl,whose real name
is Thebe Kgositsile,
was either serving
jail time, or that his
mother sent him to
boarding school.
Last week, Complex Magazine managed to actually track
down Kgositsile at the all-male Coral Reef Academy in Samoa.
The Academy is run by therapists and faculty who, ac-
cording to their website, give their clients sophisticated
treatment approaches in a cultural-immersion milieu to
help young men with emotional diculties nd their way
to healing, maturity and independence. Photos prove that
Kgositsile was, at one point, aending the academy. Hints
dropped in Odd Future lyrics also refer to saving Earl
from the Samoans. Since the article was released, Odd Fu-
ture leader Tyler, The Creator, spoke out calling the article
false, yet all clues still point towards Complexs conclusion.
Earl nally tracked down
An intense man was running around a New Orleans
street yelling last week, as onlookers realized that Nicho-
las Cage doesnt act in movies, but plays himself. The ac-
tor, known for his over exaggerated emotional acting, was
arrested aer drunkenly over exaggerating his emotions
in the middle of the night. Sources say that he was hav-
ing a domestic dispute with his wife, Alice Kim, when hemistook a neighbors house as his, and continued to ram-
page in front of it. As cops arrived, Cage opened the back-
seat door to a cruiser and began to sit down, when the
cop got out of the
car. Cage then
booked it down
the block towards
a cab, which he
successfully got in,
but eventually was
booked himself as
the cops took him
downtown. And to top it o, no joke: Dog
the Bounty Hunter provided the bail.
Locking up the Cage
With yers, event pages
and download cards every-
where, the Together Festival
has now kicked in and blown
minds aer day one. It was
no joke when Mayor Thomas
M. Me-
nino pro-
c l a i m e d
S u n d a y ,
April 17,
2011 to be
Together
B o s t o n
Day in
the city
of Boston
d u r i n g
the VIP
event at
the Foun-
d a t i o n
R o o m .
Just as its hyped, Togeth-
er is compilation of events in
the Greater Boston area plug-
ging electronic music, art and
technology in the same pool.
Were about to embark
on an incredible journey, said
David Day, co-founder and
creative director, as well as the
editor-in-chief of DigBoston.
Uniting the scene for at
least a week, its kind of over-
whelming
to see the
c o m m u -
nity get
t o g e t h e r
as it has,
he said.
[ W e r e
able to]
meet each
other face
to face
with the
knowledge
that were
all doing
something
e x t r a o r -
d i n a r y .
According to Manag-ing Director Alex Mania-
tis, the impressive selection
of artists and shows is a
sole base of what everyone
wants to see. The list has
gone from the biggest of the
game to the smallest of the
game, he said. This festi-
val is all about you, the com-
munity. Its your festival.
Its just been an incredible
experience, said Koren Ber-nardi, director of production,
at the press conference last
Friday. And its only day three
of the festivals second year.
The Get Together
planned for this Saturday
wont deny when it comes
to things to see, hear and
do. Breaking away from
the initial idea of a record
fair, the gathering sparks
and expresses creativity.
The Get Together is a
unique, fusion event, said
Ariana Paolei, manager of
the event. I kind of brought
together elements that are
related to electronic music.
Adding a line of fash-
ion and art aspects opens
up electronic music cultureto other people, she said.
The festivals tag line has
upgraded from the New Eng-
land electronic music festival
to Music l Art l Technology.
Maniatis said there will be all
sorts of art installations at ev-
ery venue, spreading over 80
events throughout the week.
Who would have expect-
ed traveling photo booths?
Were looking to ex-pand, he said; this years
panels include every-
body from media to city
counselors to professors.
Yesterday, day one of
Togethers discussions and
technology demonstrations
at Northeastern, began with
a panel
concern-
ing the
c o m m u -
nity, rela-
tionships
and scene
e s t a b -
lished by
electronic
m u s i c .
Du b -
bing this
an excit-
ing and
involved
time for
all of us, Joe Graon, direc-
tor of operations, moderated
the discussion tossing around
ideas including people, places,
technology, and innovation.
Electronic music was so
well-represented here, said
Ben Garton (aka Schwilly B,
Green), founder of the Circle
party, reminiscing the scene
10 to 15 years ago. I could
not get enough of electronic
m u s i c .
I came
up with
this idea
of Circle
b e c a u s e
a circle is
kind of
equal. All
p e o p l e
have a
place, all
p e o p l e
can par-
t i c i p a t e .
W i t h
Circle, a
lot of our
lifestyles
started to change. A lot of[our community] was grow-
ing and changing together.
Garton also said he feels
those who like electronic
music are open minded, and
their involvement is driven
by passion for the music. I
think the concept of Together
is awesome, he said. I think
the Together festival is just
'Together' celebrates
Music l Ar t l Technology
Angela BrayJournal Staf f
Photo by Angela Bray
Photo by Angela Bray
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staffSOUNDS
Hunnie Bunnies
"Yum"
IIIIIII''VVEEEE
NEVER BEEN HERE
BEFORREEEEE
-Ethan Long
Blacroc
"Blakroc"
Best collaboration I've heard
in a while. Blues/rock + hip-
hop = Awesome.
-Derek Anderson
The Beatles"Let It Be"
The Beatles playing in a
church. Awesome.
-Jerey D. Fish
Barbra Streisand
"Duck Sauce"
Goa love
Barbra Streisand....
-Soleil Barros
Kevin Smiths latest fea-
ture, Red State (Smodcast Pic-
tures, 2011) has been in the
works for several
years now, origi-
nally announced
by Smith in 2006.
The lm stars
Melissa Leo ,
John Goodman,
and Michael
Parks, who de-
livers an espe-
cially legendary
p e r f o r m a n c e .
I wont give
too much awayabout the plot,
but it begins with
three friends
who go on a trip
to nd sex but
end up crossing
paths with the
lms villains,
the clergy of
the Five Points
Church and their
sadistic pastor
Abin Cooper
(Michael Parks).Smiths inspira-
tion for the lm
seems to draw
mostly from the fundamen-
talist actions of the very real
Westboro Baptist Chuch.
The lm has lots of great
dialogue, a staple in most of
Smiths lms, but what sets
this lm from others is the
intensely haunting atmo-
sphere. Smith has stated nu-
merous times that while there
are so many dierent types
of lms that he would like to
make, realistically thinking
he would not be able to make
them all. With Red State,
Smith combined three lms
ideas into one crazy epic. In
my opinion, he succeeded.
With the inclusion of
many experimental elements
in the lm, many average
moviegoers may not enjoy the
e x p e r i e n c e
that is Red
State, but the
lm wasnt
made for
them. Smith
has also an-
nounced that
he is self-dis-
tributing the
lm, which
is a very
brave and
bold move.K n o w i n g
how much
he would ac-
tually have
to pay for
a d v e r t i s -
ing to audi-
ences that
would not
even sneak
into the lm,
Smith has
decided to
tour the lmin dier-
ent cities to
raise money
to help pay for costs. Smith
wanted to reach out to an
audience that he already
knew would enjoy his lm.
The lm surpassed all of
my expectations and I can
say that it is one of the best
lms that I have seen in years.
Smith is someone who always
makes his work personal, and
it can hit close to home for
those who keep on coming
back. It is very hard to me to
express my fondness for View
Askew and Red State , but I
can say that Smith made such
an amazing piece of work that
I felt moved aer viewing it.
While the history and contro-
versy surrounding Red State
are interesting, it would take
me a very long time to explain
most of it and I highly suggest
that you go to Smiths pod-
casting website, smodcast.com to hear the whole story.
Next to Clerks and Dogma,
this is one of Smiths most
personal lms, craed by
such a hauntingly beautiful
narrative that deserves ku-
dos. The villains of this lm
are so dark and cynical that
once you are swept up in their
world, there is no going back.
Red State is the rst lm
I have seen to ever perfectly
merge the elements of main-
stream lm and independentcinema in such a great way.
Red State is most certainly
a game changer. I would high-
ly recommend checking out
the lm during its next tour,
or if you dont have the cash,
wait until it is released in nor-
mal cinemas on October 19.
Smit h retur ns to roots with Red Stat eDavid Frederick
Journal Staf f
so needed, like, wow, howcome no one thought of this
before? The unity
is really key. [In the
future], Im excited
to see it get bigger.
I do love the
goals of this festi-
val, bringing more
genres together,
said DJ Shivar, Cer-
emony Boston. Pig-
gybacking o the
integral art and fash-
ion and dress, shecontinued on to the
many fractures and
genres of electronic
music. Boston is
great with mixing
the genres togeth-
er, Im all for it.
Bernardi, also
on the panel, explained the
way Together itself is a com-
mon ground, a reason and
place for people to meet. Ev-
ery time you meet someone,youll have one person in com-
mon, then your circle grows
bigger, she said. I get inu-
enced from so many people
and so many dierent things.
Even just in the past year, myperspective has been expand-
ing. The more people you
know, the more people will
know you, or know of you.
Considering the major
local, national and interna-tional talent lined up for the
rest of the week, in
addition to all of
the daytime events,
Bostonians not com-
ing together (pun
intended?) will
be in denial aer
scrolling through
phasing party pho-
tos and thorough
blog posts. Those
late on the low-
down can scourthe schedule on to-
getherboston.com.
For those peo-
ple dont know what
x, y or z is, this is the
week to nd out,
said Day. And with
a combo of as many
elements as possible, at the
end of the day, its all music-
music, art and technology.
Photo by Angela Bray
Courtesy of Smodcast Pictures
from TOGETHER page 11
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Shes an entertainment
journalist, TV host, actress,
philanthropist, has appeared
in Pantene Pro-v commer-
cials, and now shes even
added author under her belt.
Bostons own Maria Menou-
nos has come back to visit
her roots to promote her new
book to fellow Bostonians.
Marias book signings
took place on Friday, April
15 at 5:00 p.m. inside the Em-
erson Barnes & Noble, and
on Saturday, April 16 she
made stops at the Brookline
Booksmith and the Cam-
bridge Side Galleria at 6:00.
Marias Every Girls Guide
to Life is an A-Z guide of
all her tips and tricks shes
learned from top of the line
Hollywood experts through-
out her years working in the
TV industry to live an overall
beer life. From organization
skills to eating healthy, to ro-
mance and looking your best,
Marias book covers essential-
ly all facets of a girls life. Sheshares various personal expe-
riences, photographs, and her
own favorite quotes and life
moos. The cover of the book
features Maria in a red eve-
ning gown standing
next to signs made out
of a picket fence that
reads phrases such
as, workout, host To-
day Show, get red car-
pet ready, cook din-
ner, and save money.
The way the book
cover was created is
unique and notable,
The cover of my
book may be the very
thing that truly en-
capsulates the spirit
and essence of the
text within it, said
Menounos. I dont
simply mean the pho-
to and design, though
I think they do serve
to impact. I mean the story
behind its creation. The ac-
tions involved in creating the
cover are perhaps louder than
the words within it. Normal-
ly, to design and shoot a book
cover of this ilk, one would
have to enlist the services of
an art director, productiondesigner, set decorator, prop
builder, stylist, hair dresser,
makeup artist, photogra-
pher, caterer, lighting per-
son, graphic artist and God
knows how many assistants.
The cost is in the tens of thou-
sands of dollars. There was
no budget for that and even if
there was, spending it in any
such a way would go against
every principle in the book.
The Every Girls Guide to
Life has also received praisefrom many fellow celebri-
ties such as Kim Kardashian,
One show stopping! Maria
shows us girls how to success-
fully juggle it all while look-
ing fabulous. I love her
lazy woman workout
and yummy recipes!
Maria is a beau-
tiful, hard working
lady who has a will
and a way to make
things work for her-
self! She has some
great tips that are
easy to apply and help
make your life bet-
ter, said Heidi Klum.
But what makes
Maria admirable is
that she is walking
proof of the American
dream, coming from
nothing and working
her way up the lad-
der to success. Maria
is originally from Medford,
MA and born to Greek im-
migrant parents. In her early
years, she worked alongside
her parents cleaning night-
clubs, and worked other jobs
such as being an employee
of Dunkin Donuts and sell-
ing sausages from stands inthe streets of Boston. Maria
aended Bostons Emerson
College where she studied
Broadcast Journalism and
participated in Emerson Inde-
pendent Video. She then went
on to become a correspon-
dent at Channel One News
until she eventually landed
her big break with a host-
ing gig on E! News. She was
the youngest reporter to ever
host E! News at the age of 22.
Nearly 10 years later, Ma-
ria has appeared in several
lms as an actress and shes
worked on TV outlets like
the Today Show, Access Holly-
wood, and has even hosted a
Eurovision TV song contest in
Greece. Now she is the author
of The Everygirls Guide to Life.
While at her book sign-
ing on Boylston street, I heard
Maria exclaim to family mem-
bers, My publisher called me
with the best news today, the
book is currently in its fourth
printing and copies are y-
ing o the shelves! This in-
dicator makes it clear that
Maria has expanded her suc-
cess to a new medium, from
a TV personality starlet to
author of a successful book.
Angela Christoforos
Journal Staf f
Self -help from a Boston ia n
Courtesy of It Books
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Sta f f Editoria l
A few days ago it was an-
nounced that the MBTA may
be shuing down Govern-
ment Center Station for three
years, from 2012 to 2015, in
order to remodel the station
and add elevators. Due to re-
quirements by the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
of 1990, a subsequent law-
suit against the MBTA, and a
selement in 2006, the MBTA
is required to have handi-
capped access at all stations.
Although the station could
have elevators installed with
relative ease, it was decided
that the project would be
bundled together in a massive
overhaul of the critical trans-
fer point. And although ele-
vators may be of importance,
the complete redesign and
renovation appear to be com-
pletely for aesthetic reasons.
Considering that it was
determined that a shutdown
would save a mere one year
in construction time, perhaps
some negative eects should
be weighed. If you read my
op-ed article on the Red-
Blue Connector a few weeks
ago, you would see that the
system desperately needs a
connection between the Red
and Blue Lines. Presently,
the primary connection is
the Green Line from Govern-
ment Center to Park Street.
To suggest combining all of
that ridership with the al-
ready packed Orange Line be-
tween State Street and Down-
town Crossing is insane and
presses a great deal of pres-
sure on Downtown Cross-
ing and the Red Line as well.The primary cause of the
shutdown is a redesign of
station layoutwhich works
just ne as it isand a new,
expensive head house (a sub-
way entrance). It is likely that
the station inside will have
some walls taken out and the
tracks potentially realigned.
Although I see the stations
function suitable as is, the
MBTA believes it is worth
shuing the Government
Center down for three years
and giving out large contracts.
Another portion of the
project the MBTA has deemed
worth the closure is a "mod-
ern" head house made pri-
marily of glass, which in a
maer of a couple years will
beas Porter Station shows
caked in pigeon feces and
other grime, and in some plac-
es leaking or shaered. Al-
though the head house could
look and function much bet-
ter than it does in its present
state, the new head house will
come at a bloated cost which
is not clear yet, and could like-
ly be built much more simply.
And if you thought they
should make another entrance
at another part of the station,
you're on the right track, as
at one time the MBTA an-
nounced they would open up
an abandoned provision for a
second head house to Govern-
ment Center. This provision
can be seen at the Bowdoin
end of the Blue Line plat-
form, where some caged o
stairs lead up to a dark room.
This could easily be opened
up as a Blue Line egress be-
fore closure of the present
entrance forces the station to
close and would even allow
the possibility to access the
Green Line. However, this
does not appear to be includ-
ed in the project, nor would
it be completed beforehand.
This entire project is be-
yond all reason and should be
reevaluated before any shut-
down occurs. It is clear that
elevators are necessary, and
the MBTA is legally commit-
ted to adding them. The timeand money for the project is
coming from the complete
redesign of a station which is
functioning just ne as it is.
If the MBTA is worried about
aesthetics, it needs to scrub
the tile walls, take care of the
leaks, use some paint, and im-
prove the lighting. There is no
need for a lengthy shutdown.
"This entire project is beyond all
reason and should be reevaluated."
Government Center to
close for three yearsAugust BlakeJournal Staff
The spring semester iscoming to an end, and here at
The Journal, we're feeling bit-
tersweet. Don't get us wrong,
we're extremely excited that
the school year is almost over
and new things are yet to
come, but we're also a bit sad-
dened by the changes the end
of a school year bring.
I've served as opinion
editor for the past year, and
I can honestly say that join-
ing The Suolk Journal sta
has been one of the bestthings I've ever decided to
do. I started contributing to
The Journal last year, my ju-
nior year, and looking back,
I know that I missed out. I'm
a journalism major for God's
sakes! What was I doing my
freshman and sophomore
year when I wasn't writingfor The Journal? I can't dwell
on my regrets over not join-
ing the sta sooner, but I can
do something to ensure that
my fellow writers and editors
have a fantastic year at The
Journal next year: I can try to
convince you, dear reader, to
take a chance and contribute
to the newspaper.
This year, our editorial
sta and writers have been
great, every Tuesday produc-
tion night has been lled withgreat conversation and lots of
laughter, and The Journal won
an award at the Associated
Collegiate Press Conference
in L.A. We've had our bad
moments and we stress out
sometimes, but we're taking
nothing but good things from
this past yearat least I am.
I encourage you to be a
part of The Suolk Journal
journalism student or not. Do
it for your own selsh reasons
if you don't want to write for
the purpose of informing the
Suolk community. Do it be-
cause it's fun and you're do-
ing something meaningful.
Do it because you want peo-
ple to know your name. Do
it for all the wrong reasons if
you want, but at least give it
a try. It took me long enoughto try, and now it's over. But
every Tuesday has been my
favorite day of the week for
the past year. So thank you
editors, thank you writers,
and thank you Bruce for get-
ting me to try. If I can dig it,
you can too!
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For some Suolk stu-
dents, their four years of col-
lege are quickly coming to
an end. Most of the graduat-
ing class is elated, happy to
not only be done with col-
lege, but to nally be done
with school in general. For
the rest, and even for those
in good spirits, this moment
is also a bit of a downer.
Those on campus who
know me know that I am not
exactly a Spring chicken. I
went through college back
in the day, and spent a con-
siderable amount of time in
the real world. I am well-
versed in the anticipation that
graduating from college can
bringand the total let down,
and joy, of life aer college.
When I le college the
rst time, it was a sad mo-
ment. I wanted to be done
with it, more than anything,
and was ready to move on.
But it was hard. Most of my
college friends are now dis-
persed around the country.
Some went back home. And
some went on to graduate
school. I also felt a bit insti-
tutionalized. It was sad to be
leaving a place that took up so
much of my time, and sanity.
Looking back on that mo-
ment now, it was more of a
closing than a beginning, as I
didnt aend college straight
out of high school. That came
a few years later, so I was al-
ready familiar with the trials
and tribulations of making
my own ends meet. I was pre-
pared to re-enter that world.
Seeing what the majority
of my friends went through
and talking to a few Suolk
students who are about to dive
head-rst into that world, it
is evident that most college
students simply are not pre-
pared for what will happen
next. The rst year aer col-
lege is a doozy for most. And
no one tells you that; they
cant. It is something that is
impossible to fully grasp un-
til youve experienced it, too.
One major realization
that life as you know it has
changed is when the sum-
mer ends and you are not
going back to school. You
are geing up to go to work
instead. And when you think
to yourself, Am I going to
have to do this for the rest
of my life? just remember
that you wont get a month
o for Christmas, either.
The good news is you
will not be staying up half the
night doing homework. Work
tends to stay at work, so you
will nd that your free time
is there to do as you please,
and, incidentally, you have
more of it. You will also be
making money, and nding
new ways to spend itsuch
as in paying those bills that
keep showing up, month aer
month, for the rest of your life.
Then January hits and
instead of taking on a new
course load, you will contin-
ue to do the same job. And see
the same faces. Sure, you can
drop a job or withdraw from a
career, but unlike college, life
continues on in the real world.
Another big stab is that
you will begin to miss the
social atmosphere of col-
lege. College is generally a
self-contained environment
that is full with people your
age who share similar inter-
ests. Your circle of friends
will shrink, but the qual-
ity of friendships will grow.
Of course, I am speaking
in generalities here. College
never really held that level
of nostalgia for me, and aer
my rst year out, it was some-
thing already forgoen. That
is just me, though. College,
past or present, was never the
best time of my life for me.
In fact, it always seemed more
like a chore. My best experi-
ences in life thus far have had
nothing to do with college.
I do know this is not go-
ing to be the case with many
of you. This is the last time
you can get away with par-
tying at inappropriate times,
Goodbye college, hello realityor wearing your pajamas out
of the house. For the most
part, these years will feel
like the only time you got
to do what you wanted to
do. This is particularly true
when your career begins to
feel like work, and it will,
and those bills wont stop
coming in. It is easy to nd
life frustrating when such
aspects make it feel like you
are not in control anymore.
Ironically, even though
the responsibilities of the
real world seem burden-
some, the fact remains that
you actually have more
time and freedom on your
hands. Some of you will ad-
just quicker than others, but
even if you are struggling to
make sense of it all, keep in
mind that you are not alone.
The real world might
seem foreign to you right
now, but once you get used
itand you willyou will
nd it more rewarding
than these last four years.
John Palmieri will step
down as director of the Bos-
ton Redevelopment Au-
thority (BRA) this May,
and Mayor Menino was
quick to appoint a new
man for the job perhaps
too quick. The new face
of the BRA will be Peter
Meade: former executive
at Blue Cross Blue Shield,
head of the Rose Fitzger-
ald Kennedy Greenway,
and most importantly, a
close friend to many local
politicians and ocials.
At a time where lo-
cal development has
stalled and is at an al-most complete standstill
I say now is the time for
someone full of energy
and ideas to step up and
ensure that Boston comes
out of the global recession
stronger than ever. We
need someone who can
ll in the hole of the for-
mer Filene's building and
develop the South Boston
Seaport. But that's not what's
on Mayor Menino's mind.
Peter Meade has lile real
estate experience, something
current director Palmieri
had 24 years of. These years
included 18 years restoring
downtown Providence, RI
and four years helping Hart-
ford, CT recover from dire
straits. So why was Meade
picked for the job? Perhaps
the mayor put it best when
Meade was asked why he was
taking the oer and the may-
or chimed in, "Me." Meade
quickly added, "He's right,
[the mayor] and I talk about
this city a lot." Mayor Menino
is looking for his sycophant,
not a professional
planner who can im-
prove the city. Peter
Meade will essentially
be making $164,640 a
year to say yes to any-
thing the mayor says.
If the RFK Gre-
enway is any sign of
what's to come, we're
looking at the decline
of Boston. The Green-
way has yet to aract
signicant sustained
activity despite swal-
lowing tremendous
amounts of publicfunding, including
millions of tax payer
money each year. If
Meade can't draw
out the crowds to
the Greenway, how
is he to improve our
street life and urban-
ity? I don't believe
he can, but I certain-
ly hope Im wrong.
Mayor Menino appoints newdirector of BRA: his friend
Photo by DearEdward, Flickr.com
Jason Kenosky
Journal Staf f
August Blake
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In the midst of all the talks
about a government shutdown
and the continuous failures for
Congress to agree on a new
budget, an issue that should
be easily agreeable on, is once
again, being fought by repub-
licans. The Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (EPA), which
currently regulates green-
house gases, is threatened to
be stripped of its power and
funding, an aspect that would
have detrimental eects on the
environment in the near future.
As of April 15, President
Obama signed in a bill that cut
16 percent of the EPAs federal
budget for the rest of the s-
cal year. However, it is just
the beginning for whats to
come as the bales in Congress
continue to rage over budget-
ing for the next scal year.
The funding originally pro-
posed for the EPA to continue
its regulation and implement
greenhouse gas rules has been
cut, no longer allowing assis-
tance from the federal govern-
ment to help fund programsat the